Employee and Employer Contributions
Employee contributions are generally 100% vested from day one—they belong to the account holder. Employer contributions, however, may be subject to a vesting schedule. If the participant hasn’t worked for the Unknown sponsor long enough, some of the employer-funded amounts might not be retained. These unvested funds should not be included in the QDRO award to the alternate payee (usually the ex-spouse).
An accurate QDRO must reflect just the vested portion of the account. If the plan provides a vesting schedule, we incorporate that into the QDRO terms or use specific valuation dates connected to employment length.

